It will take more than a recalcitrant Donald Trump to detail the decarbonising of G20 economies, especially in emerging nations such as India

As leaders of the G20 nations gather in Hamburg in Germany on July 7-8 for their annual meeting, lively debates are expected on climate change, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and German Chancellor Angela Markel prioritising the issue…Read More

Even minor increases in temperatures due to climate change would lead to a dramatic rise in intense heat waves that could see many more people dying during the long Indian summer

A moderate rise in mean temperatures over India is likely to trigger a series of fatal heat waves that could lead to many more deaths in a country where thousands are already losing their lives…Read More

Climate change will proceed far more quickly without the cooling role played by the world’s oceans, another reason why we need to stop trashing the high seas

When people think of climate change, pictures of melting glaciers, sweltering heat in summers and flooding of coastal areas predominate. Often lost in the imagery is the role the world’s oceans play in countering the effects of global warming…Read More

Downpours in the highlands of Meghalaya in India and damaging floods in the wetlands of north-eastern Bangladesh are inextricably linked. The South Asian neighbours must collaborate to address these occasional calamities

“We were in a festive mood just after the celebrations for the Bengali new year. All preparations were made to harvest our crops but…Read More

India and China’s transition to a low-carbon economy will stop the planet from getting warmer even if Donald Trump reneges on the Paris climate agreement and flattens US emissions control, predicts a new study

The US is likely to fall far short of commitments arrived in December 2015 at the Paris Climate Summit because of the rollbacks…Read More

People in Indian cities are already living through extreme weather events and daily deficiencies in civic services, but there’s no action yet beyond statements of pious intent and a few experimental projects

There is a strong case for building climate resilience in cities, but low awareness, outmoded methods of urban planning and lack of capacity to respond present a daunting challenge…Read More

This latest report by Emission Database for Global Atmospheric Research concludes that in 2016, total global greenhouse gas emissions continued to increase by about 0.5% reaching 49.3 gigatonnes of CO2 equivalent…Read more

The latest edition of the report shows that India added 678 MW of rooftop solar capacity in the financial year ended March 31, growing at 81% year-on-year and reaching a total installed capacity of 1.4 GW. Strong market fundamentals including falling costs and improving debt financing mean that the segment will continue its strong growth trajectory…Read more

G20 countries have stepped up green finance, but their investment in fossil fuels remains so high that the well below 2 degree warming limits set in the Paris Agreement will be missed by a wide margin, says the 2017 report. This third edition of the annual report provides a comprehensive overview of the G20 countries on how they are doing on the journey to transition to a low-carbon economy. It assesses the main trends for the G20 in emissions, climate policy performance, finance and decarbonisation…Read more

Natural Resources Defense Council, Council on Energy, Environment and Water, Skill Council of Green Jobs, 20.06.17

India’s clean energy goals have the potential to put 34,583 people to work in wind power, 58,647 in utility solar and 237,980 in rooftop solar jobs over the next five years. Solar jobs will be well distributed across India, with Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh in the lead. Wind jobs, like wind capacity, are likely to be concentrated in a few states that have high wind potential…Read more

This research report presents the first comprehensive overview of the multiple climate hazard risks, and the proposed key issues and challenges facing South Asia. It suggests methods for mapping such risks and estimating their impacts on people and agriculture in South Asia by carrying out regional, country-wise and sub-national assessment of five climate-related risks that include floods, droughts, extreme rainfall, extreme temperature and sea-level rise…Read more

A new report by UN Environment, the Frankfurt School-UNEP Collaborating Centre, and Bloomberg New Energy Finance tells the story of the latest developments, signs and signals in the financing of renewable power and fuels. The report says that the investment in renewables capacity in 2016 was roughly double of that in fossil fuel generation, although total investment was $241.6 billion (excluding large hydro), the lowest since 2013…Read more

India may save more than USD 1 trillion through smart urban growth or face traffic congestion, air pollution, traffic fatalities and poor health, according to a new report by the World Resource Institute.

Renewables and natural gas are the big winners in the race to meet energy demand growth until 2040, according to the latest edition of the World Energy Outlook, the International Energy Agency’s flagship publication.

A new report by GWEC says wind power could reach 2,110 GW by 2030, supply up to 20% of global electricity, reduce CO2 emissions by more than 3.3 billion tonnes per year, and attract annual investment of about €200 billion. India is among the top five markets for wind power…Read more

India’s ambitious targets of installing 100GW of solar power capacity by 2022 as well as doubling farm incomes by the same year could be a game-changer for rural India if they are implemented in tandem, new research suggests…Read more

More than 180 countries submitted pledges on climate action – the Nationally Determined Contributions, or NDCs – in the run-up to the historic Paris Agreement at COP21 in December 2015. To help countries meet this challenge, the World Bank Group has adopted a new Climate Change Action Plan, which lays out concrete actions to help countries deliver on their NDCs…Read more